ABOUT KENNY BAKER
British actor who played R2-D2 in the Star Wars films. He also played Paploo, an Ewok who steals a speeder bike, in Return of the Jedi .
He went to a boarding school as a child and wanted to have a career as an engraver like his father.
In 2009, he published a biography titled From Tiny Acorns: The Kenny Baker Story.
He was married to Eileen Baker from 1970 until her death in 1993. Neither of their two children have dwarfism.
He starred in George Lucas ' popular film series Star Wars.
